BREAKING: Hong Kong pollster under investigation over allegedly assisting fugitive – reports
[HKFP] - 01/13/2025
Hong Kong pollster Robert Chung has been taken in for questioning on suspicion of assisting a fugitive, according to local media reports. The office of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) was also searched by national security police on Monday morning, according to a HKFP (…)
In Hong Kong newspapers
Hong Kong faces hard choices on spending to fix its budget deficit
To get the city’s finances in order, officials must ask what could be cut to pursue attractive new proposals.
[South China Morning Post] - 12/01/2025
Is Hong Kong’s revamped district council system working well?
Tai Po district councillors’ opposition to a government construction plan shows why district officers must be held (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 12/01/2025
Hong Kong woman arrested over selling fake Andy Lau concert ticket for HK$7,500
Viral footage of moments before suspect’s arrest show her being confronted by alleged victim, leading to chase to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 12/01/2025
Hong Kong sends task force to Thailand over cases of residents trafficked to SE Asia
A dedicated Security Bureau (SB) task force has been deployed to Thailand to follow up on the dozen Hongkongers (…)
[HKFP] - 13/01/2025
Hong Kong should lure wealthy visitors for high-end health services: experts
Infectious diseases expert Professor Yuen Kwok-yung among group calling for ‘rapid’ action to cut budget deficit.
[South China Morning Post] - 12/01/2025
Trump wants the Panama Canal. Just empty talk, or a real threat for Hong Kong?
Panama has rejected president-elect’s threats, but Hong Kong and mainland Chinese companies have much at stake.
[South China Morning Post] - 13/01/2025
Term of UK judge Leonard Hoffman, 90, extended on Hong Kong’s top court for another 3 years
Hong Kong’s leader has approved the extension of South African-born British judge Leonard Hoffman’s tenure on the (…)
[HKFP] - 13/01/2025
Hong Kong customs chief says staff will feel ‘complicated emotions’ over crash
Customs officer’s attempt to intercept a motorcyclist, who died moments later when he lost control, has become (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 12/01/2025
Hong Kong financial systems ‘to become more robust’ in second Trump term
Hong Kong Monetary Authority CEO makes pledge as he predicts markets this year will be rocked by intensifying (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 12/01/2025
Number of tourist hikers seeking Hong Kong police help nearly doubled last year
Police commissioner urges public to consider their safety more carefully before heading out on hiking trips.
[South China Morning Post] - 12/01/2025
Industry to bear cost of cigarette tax labels: Customs
Customs say tobacco firms will likely have to bear the cost of an upcoming labelling system which will help (…)
[RTHK] - 12/01/2025